Etheredge, Sir George (1636‒1694)

Etheredge, Sir George, the originator of the kind of comedy
“containing a vein of lively humour and witty dialogue which were
afterwards displayed by Congreve and Farquhar”; has been called the
“founder of the comedy of intrigue”; he was the author of three clever
plays, entitled “Love in a Tub,” “She Would if She Could,” and “Sir
Fopling Flutter” (1636‒1694).